Dr. Oliva is deeply passionate about international service. He is an associated physician and board member of the Himalayan Cataract Project, a non-profit foundation aimed at eliminating curable blindness in the developing world. In this capacity, he travels to Asia and Africa several times per year to perform and teach ophthalmic surgery and frequently arranges and hosts international corneal fellowships for overseas surgeons. He is also dedicated to the development of international eye banks that expand access to sight-restoring corneal transplants and he serves as the Associate Medical Director of the country’s largest eye bank SightLife, based in Seattle.

Humanitarian Award

On June 6th, Dr. Matt Oliva was awarded the 2014 University of Washington School of Medicine Alumni Humanitarian award. Watch a video that played at the ceremony, highlighting Dr. Oliva and his work overseas.

Making It Matter

To promote its new tablet running on Windows 8, Hewlett Packard and Microsoft interviewed people in a variety of industries to find eight leaders who are making a difference in the world. After an exhaustive search, Dr. Matt Oliva was selected because of his commitment to international service. Working in Nepal and Ethiopia, as well as here in the United States, Dr. Oliva is using the latest technology to help eradicate preventable blindness. Click on the video to learn more about his efforts to give the gift of sight to people around the world.

Other Associations

Dr. Oliva is an affiliate Assistant Professor at Oregon Health Sciences University (Casey Eye Institute). Prior to moving to southern Oregon, he practiced at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA where he also served a four year post as the official eye doctor for the NBA’s Seattle Supersonics.

Outside the office, Matt enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, kayaking, river rafting, and running.

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